SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — In a historic victory for biodiversity, the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica unanimously approved File N.° 23.166 in its second debate, formally establishing the Law to Guarantee Wildlife Crossings in Infrastructure.
The legislation adds Article...
Between 2024 and 2025, 4,366 animal and plant specimens were seized by Costa Rican authorities at the country's main airports and border crossings, highlighting the magnitude of illegal extraction and wildlife trafficking in Costa Rica.
According to data from the...
A microphone recording six straight days, hanging two meters high, cannot distinguish between a pretty forest and a functional one. But if you leave it there long enough, and compare what it recorded with a pasture and an intact...
Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast has marked a major milestone in marine protection with the opening of the first Beach Cleaning and Volunteering Center in Playa Guacalillo, located in the canton of Garabito. Led by the environmental organization MareBlu,...
ABANGARES, COSTA RICA — Construction has officially commenced on Costa Rica's largest photovoltaic solar park to date, marking a major milestone in the nation's ongoing transition toward a fully diversified and climate-resilient energy grid. The project is designed to...
Tensions between the fishing sector and marine conservation groups have reached a new critical point. Various environmental organizations have raised their voices to demand an immediate halt to the capture, commercialization, and export of all three species of the...
Saving money on your home utility bills doesn’t always require expensive structural upgrades like solar panels or smart-home automation systems. In fact, small changes to your everyday routine can drastically slash your consumption of electricity, water, and fuel—leading to...
The National Meteorological Institute reports that this Saturday, June 27, the country will experience stable weather conditions due to low humidity. This situation will be partly attributed to the presence of Saharan dust over the Caribbean Sea basin....
A scientific team has officially described a new species of deep-sea cartilaginous fish in the Costa Rican Pacific. Discovered using three specimens collected off the coast of Puntarenas, the species has been given the scientific name Rhinochimaera costaricana.
It belongs...
Costa Rica has long been celebrated globally for its rich biodiversity, ambitious decarbonization goals, and a clean electric grid. However, beneath the green reputation lies a massive, untapped economic driver: the country's waste management system.
Recent environmental and economic assessments...
